Access v Excel as a datastore

[hatstand]

I currently use Excel to store 100mb of data in a number of files. The data is analysed using pivot tables after the necessary data is extracted to one workbook. I'm considering using Access to store the data and then a pivot table in Excel to analysis it.

I first looked at using a union query, but as the query brings with it the size of each file the workbook would be as big as the files being analysed. i.e. 100mb.

My question is if I store the data in Access and analysis it in excel using a pivot table. What will the size of the pivot table be. Only the size of the data being used or the size of the Access database?

 

[Akashwani]

Hi,

I don't have an answer, sorry, but if you are using Excel 2010 take a look here at MrExcel explaining Power Pivot....

http://www.youtube.com/user/bjele123#p/search/22/loXicNsdp9o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms149Qi2PVA

MrExcel takes a 58MB text file and after running it through Power Pivot it becomes 3MB!! So Power Pivot could be the way forward for you.

Download it for free from here....

http://powerpivot.com/

Good luck.

Ak

 

[hatstand]

That's a great solution. Unfortunately where I work we are limited to not installing anything on our system. Third party contracts and all that.

Thanks for the reply though.